Four teams are on bye, so fantasy managers are digging through the pigpen for replacements. Don’t panic-buy last week’s points. Find the matchup, find the opportunity, and feed the right pig. Start ’Em Germie Bernard, WR, Steelers at Buccaneers Bernard is the kind of under-the-radar receiver fantasy managers should be hunting during bye-week season. He…
Henderson suffered a high ankle sprain on Sunday vs. the Raiders and is set to miss “multiple weeks”. He is NOT expected to have surgery on the ankle. This should put a lot more on Rhamondre Stevenson’s plate and elevate the use of Corey Kiner.
The Rams have released the “thiccer kicker”. Mevis had gone 5 for 9 this year, including a missed 50 yard field goal last night and a blocked kick in overtime which would have given the Rams the victory. The Rams signed Blake Grupe off of the New York Jets’ practice squad to take his place.
Five Sundays are in the books, the injury report looks like a crime scene, and waiver claims are due soon. This week’s list is built around the backfields and receiver rooms that just got thinner. The ground rules: Every player in the main list below was under 50% rostered in the data we checked. Percentages…
The rib injury that held Michael Penix out of the last series in Sunday nights game has been deemed “not serious”. He “might” be able to play this Sunday against the Bears. He’ll be monitored in practice this week before the Bears make a decision on him. If he can’t go, Tagovailoa will be under…
Sunday is over, the training rooms are full, and somewhere a fantasy manager is staring at a bench full of Q’s and O’s. Week 5 took some real bites out of lineups, including a few players who won’t be back anytime soon. Here is who got hurt, what it means, and what to do about…
Sunday morning: the sacred weekly ritual of checking injury reports, second-guessing your flex, and wondering whether the guy you picked up off waivers is about to score 27 points while your first-round pick takes a dump on the field. Week 5 has delivered some serious lineup news. Several major contributors are officially out, a few…
Both Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins are active for the Bengals game. Higgins, however, will have some limitations on his snaps. Whether that means he’s only in on passing plays or if his pass plays are limited as well is not certain. Start with hesitation.
Marvin Harrison Jr. will be inactive this Sunday as the Cardinals work a deal to trade him. The team is taking offers and appears to be in negotiations with a number of teams. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that a leading candidate is the Houston Texans, to pair Harrison with CJ Stroud, his college QB.
Saturday morning. Your lineup is open, your coffee is getting cold, and suddenly the player you trusted all week looks like a terrible decision. Welcome back to the Saturday Morning Panic Meter, where we tackle the difficult lineup calls that send fantasy managers scrambling to FantasyPros for a second opinion. For Week 5, we’re looking…
